The Book of RedemptionHouston Southwestern Jewish National Fund 1939 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 168pp. Original blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on the front cover. Illustrated. An interesting Zionist publication for a fund designated to re-establish a Jewish state. Details contributions to Zionism in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Galveston, Ft. Worth, Waco, Tyler, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and elsewhere. Ludwig Lewisohn contributed an essay called "An Instrument of National Salvation." There are two essays on Zionism in Texas as well as an essay on the effort to establish a colony called Nachlath Texas in Palestine. Incidentally, The Handbook of Texas contains a very good article on the role of Jews in the founding of Texas (I:912), something I was not aware of until researching this title. Corners bumped. Rubbed at the extremities, but not rubbed through. Corners bumped and rubbed, spine ends rubbed. The book is not rubbed through.
Price:
32.00 USD

Alger Jr., HoratioFrank Fowler, The Cash BoyNY A.L. Burt 1887 Early American Edition Original Decorative Cloth Good No Jacket Book 287pp. + 1pp. ad. Illustrated. Decorative mustard yellow cloth. From the collection of John S. Mayfield, curator of rare books at Syracuse University and a respected Texas book collector, with his ink stamp on the back free endpaper. Back hinge cracked. Corners bumped and rubbed through. Backstrip split near the bottom of the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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25.00 USD

Barney, BillThe Bright Side of Country LifeDallas The Farmer's Printing Co. 1906 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good No Jacket Book E.A. Gebhard 227pp. Original decorative cloth, stamped in dark green and gilt. Illustrated by E.A. Gebhard. Describes country life in Tennessee mostly, but has a chapter on Texas as well. Contains a chapter on camp meetings, a chapter on snipe hunting, a couple of chapters on the Civil War, a chapter on hog killing, etc. The right hand side of the front free endpaper has been sloppily torn away. No previous ownership inscriptions. Corners bumped and rubbed, one corner rubbed through. Light soil. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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16.00 USD

Burroughs, George W.The First Presbyterian Church of El Paso, TexasEl Paso First Presbyterian Church First Edition Original Cloth Very Good No Jacket Book Signed by Book Designer29pp. Original pea green cloth with color pictorial pasteon on the front cover, lettering stamped in gilt. This copy signed by the book's designer, Carl Hertzog, on the back endpaper. A fascinating book, containing color photos of the church's stained glass windows, which were designed by Tom Lea. A fascinating and fairly uncommon Texas small press item. Hertzog was a pioneer of Texas fine printing, along with Tom Lea. They first met in 1937 and collaborated on many projects. This work is a piece that Hertzog designed for his own church. Corners gently bumped. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Front cover unevenly sunned. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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32.00 USD

Canning, WhitDoak Walker; More Than a HeroIndianapolis M Sports 1997 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good Near Fine Book Signed by Author(s)160pp. Illustrated. Intro. by Dan Jenkins. This copy signed by Doak Walker on the front free endpaper. Walker was a star halfback at SMU and played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions. Newspaper clippings attached to the front pastedowns. Small ownership address labels attached to the pastedowns and endpapers. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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56.00 USD

Fairchild, DavidThe World Was My Garden; Travels of a Plant ExplorerNY Charles Scribner's Sons 1947 Reprint Original Cloth Very Good No Jacket Book 494pp. Illustrated. This copy inscribed and signed by John W. Carpenter as a gift. Carpenter was one of the founders of Texas Tech in Lubbock, TX. One corner bumped and rubbed through. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Price:
40.00 USD

Fehrenbach, T.R.Texas; A Salute from AboveNY Portland House 1990 Reprint Original Cloth Very Good Fair Book 272pp. Illustrated with the lavish color photography of Bill Ellzey, George Hall, Charles O'Rear, and Tony Weissgarber. Corners bumped. No previous ownership inscriptions. The jacket has a quarter sized sticker to the back panel and a large tear extending almost through the entire jacket. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Price:
8.00 USD